TWI493440B - Multiple screens electric apparatus and image display method thereof - Google Patents

Description

Multi-screen electronic device and image display method thereof

The present invention relates to an electronic device and an image display method thereof, and more particularly to a multi-screen electronic device and an image display method thereof.

With the advancement of technology, e-book readers have been gradually used by the general public. More and more users have begun to replace traditional reading entities and electronically by reading digital electronic files in e-book readers. The web browser module of the book viewer is connected to the Internet to download files or open the web content to be browsed.

However, traditional e-book readers are usually based on power-saving considerations, usually using high-resolution Low Resolution Low Frequency (HRLF) displays instead of traditional Low Resolution High Frequency (LRHF). ) the display.

However, the web content of various websites on the Internet is increasingly rich, and a lot of animation or motion picture content is usually embedded in the webpage, and the animation or the motion image content is used to assist the viewer to understand the webpage content more quickly. However, when using a traditional e-book viewer to enter these web pages with animation or motion images, the display of the e-book viewer usually cannot provide sufficient image update frequency, and the delay of the content displayed on the display is caused to the user. In terms of it, it is very inconvenient.

In view of the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, it is an object of the present invention to provide a multi-screen electronic device and an image display method thereof to solve the problem of delay in the content displayed on the display.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a multi-screen electronic device and an image display method thereof, which allow a user to select and display the contents of a digital file in different windows.

According to an aspect of the present invention, an image display method is provided for an electronic device having a first display unit and a second display unit. The image display method includes reading a digital file using a processing module. And display the digital file content in the first display unit. The processing module is further configured to detect whether the digital file content includes at least one motion image. When the digital file content includes the at least one dynamic image, the processing module displays the at least one dynamic image on the second display unit.

In addition, the present invention further provides a multi-screen electronic device including a first display unit, a second display unit, and a processing module. The processing module is electrically connected to the first display unit and the second display unit, and reads a digital file, so that the digital file content is displayed on the first display unit, and detects whether the digital file content includes at least one dynamic image. When the digital file content includes at least one motion image, the processing module causes the second display unit to display the at least one motion image.

According to another aspect of the present invention, an image display method is provided for an electronic device having a first display unit and a second display unit. The image display method includes reading a digit using a processing module. File and display the digital file content in the first display unit. And using a region selection module to select at least one region on the first display unit. Finally, the display content of the selected area is displayed on the second display unit by the processing module.

In addition, the present invention further provides a multi-screen electronic device including a first display unit, a second display unit, a processing module, and an area selection module. The processing module is electrically connected to the first display unit and the second display unit, and reads a digital file to display the digital file content on the first display unit. The area selection module is electrically connected to the processing module, and selects at least one area on the first display unit, so that the processing module displays the display content of the at least one area on the second display unit.

As described above, the multi-screen electronic device and the image display method thereof according to the present invention may have one or more of the following advantages:

(1) The multi-screen electronic device and the image display method thereof can automatically detect whether a digital image is included in the digital file, thereby selecting different display units to display different digital file contents to overcome the display content of the display. The problem of delay.

(2) The multi-screen electronic device and the image display method thereof can select different regions by the region selection module, thereby enabling the content of the selection region to be played on different display units to increase the convenience of use.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a flow chart of the implementation steps of the first embodiment of the image display method of the present invention. The image display method is applicable to an electronic device having a first display unit and a second display unit. The image display method includes the following steps: in step S10, the processing module is used to read the digital file and display the first display unit. The content of this digital file. The first display unit is preferably a low update frequency screen such as a Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Display (CLCD) screen, an E-Paper screen or an E-Ink screen, and each of the low update frequency screens The Frame Per Second (FPS) is, for example, less than 5 FPS. These screens have the characteristics of high resolution and low update frequency, and are usually bistable screens displaying black and white colors. In this bistable screen, there are millions of microparticles, and these microparticles can be divided into positive microparticles and negative microparticles. When a positive or negative voltage is applied, positive or negative microparticles are affected by the electric field. Move, so that the bi-stable screen shows the color of positive particles or the color of negative particles, but the mechanism of this color-developing color will make the particles of different colors take more time during the movement, resulting in a lower frequency of color update. However, there may be a plurality of particles in each pixel of the screen, so the resolution of the bistable screen is higher than that of a general liquid crystal display screen.

In step S20, the processing module determines whether or not the dynamic image is included in the digital file content. If there is a moving image, the process proceeds to step S30, and if not, the process proceeds to step S40. Since the FPS of the motion picture is usually larger than the update frequency of the first display unit, if the motion picture is displayed on the first display unit, the picture may be delayed, so the processing module detects the digital file content. Whether there is a motion picture, the format of the motion picture can be a vector image (Flash), a GIF file with multiple frames (Frame) or other suitable motion picture format.

In step S30, the second display unit displays the motion image by the processing module, and returns to step S20. The second display unit preferably has a liquid crystal display screen with a high update frequency, the liquid crystal display screen can have a low resolution and high update frequency, and the second display unit preferably has a picture update rate of 5 FPS per second. Between 30 FPS, the second display unit of the high update rate can display the motion image detected in step S20, thereby overcoming the problem that the display of the motion picture in the first display unit is delayed.

Step S40 is an end step.

In addition, after the step S40, the processing module can further take out a still image from a storage module, and overlay the static image on the display position of the motion image in the first display unit, so that the position of the motion image is originally displayed. This is replaced by a still image, thereby overcoming the problem of the low update frequency of the first display unit. This still image is preferably a single color tile. Moreover, the image display method further comprises providing a networking module to connect to a predetermined website, so that the processing module can read the digital file by the predetermined website.

Please refer to FIG. 2, which is a detailed flow chart of the content of the judgment digital file in S20 of FIG.

In step S21, the processing module detects whether there is a vector image file in the digital image file, if yes, proceeds to step S30, and if not, proceeds to step S22.

In step S22, it is detected whether there is a file in the GIF file format, if yes, step S23 is performed, and if not, step S40 is performed.

In step S23, it is detected whether the GIF is a dynamic GIF file composed of a plurality of still images, and if so, step S30 is performed, and if no, step S40 is performed.

In the first embodiment, when the digital file includes a plurality of motion images, the second display unit can further display an option corresponding to each motion image, and the user can click each option by the indicator selection unit to make the second display. The moving image corresponding to the clicked option is displayed in the unit, as shown in Figures 3A and 3B. In FIGS. 3A and 3B , the surface of the electronic device 300 includes a first display unit 310 , a second display unit 320 , and an indicator selection unit 330 . The indicator selection unit 330 is preferably composed of up, down, left, and right direction keys, a determination key, and a cancel key. In FIG. 3A, the electronic device 300 can be connected to the network by a built-in or external network connection module (not shown), and a webpage is loaded by the network, and the content of the webpage is displayed on the first display unit 310. And the webpage includes a vector image file 311 and a dynamic GIF image file 312. When the electronic device 300 detects the vector image file 311 and the dynamic GIF image file 312, the original image file 311 and the dynamic GIF image file 312 are overwritten by the static image 313 in the first display unit 310. The first display unit 321 and the second option 322 are displayed in the second display unit 320. When the user selects the first option 321 by the indicator selecting unit 330, the second display unit 320 immediately displays the vector icon. 311, as shown in Figure 3A. When the user wants to view the dynamic GIF image file 312, the first selection unit 322 can also be clicked by the indicator selection unit 330 to cause the second display unit 320 to display the dynamic GIF image file 312.

Please refer to FIG. 4, which is a block diagram of a first embodiment of the multi-screen electronic device of the present invention. In the figure, the multi-screen electronic device 400 includes a first display unit 410, a second display unit 420, a processing module 430, a storage module 440, and a networking module 450. The processing module 430 is electrically connected to the first display unit 410, the second display unit 420, the storage module 440, and the networking module 450. When the multi-screen electronic device 400 is connected to the network through the networking module 450, When the webpage is read or loaded, the processing module 430 first stores the content of the webpage in the storage module 440, and displays the webpage content on the first display unit 410. After the webpage is read or loaded, the processing module 430 immediately detects and analyzes the content of the webpage. When there is a motion image in the content of the webpage, the processing module 430 moves the motion image to the second display unit 420. Displaying, and taking a still image to the storage module 440 to cover the display position of the original image of the first display unit 410.

Please refer to FIG. 5, which is a flow chart of the implementation steps of the second embodiment of the image display method of the present invention. The image display method is applicable to an electronic device having a first display unit and a second display unit. The image display method includes the following steps: in step S50, the processing module is used to read the digital file and display the first display unit. The content of this digital file. In practice, the processing module can be connected to the network by a network module built in or externally connected to the electronic device, and the digital file is read or written by the network, and the digital file is preferably A file format that can be read by web pages, files, or other electronic devices.

In step S60, at least one of the first display units is selected by the area selection module.

In step S70, the second display unit displays the display content of the selected area by the processing module.

In step S80, a static image in the storage module is read by the processing module, and the static image is overlaid on each selected area in the first display unit.

When the area selection module selects multiple areas, the processing module displays an option corresponding to each selection area in the second display unit. When the user selects each option by the indicator selection unit, the second display unit is selected. The contents of each area corresponding to each option are displayed.

Please refer to FIG. 6, which is a block diagram of a second embodiment of the multi-screen electronic device of the present invention. In the figure, the multi-screen electronic device 600 includes a first display unit 610, a second display unit 620, a processing module 630, a storage module 640, a networking module 650, and an area selection module 660. The processing module 630 is electrically connected to the first display unit 610, the second display unit 620, the storage module 640, the networking module 650, and the area selection module 660. The multi-screen electronic device 600 can be connected to the webpage by the network module 650, or the file can be opened by the data in the storage module 640, and the processing module displays the content of the webpage or the file first. Display unit 610. The area selection module 660 can provide the user to select one or more areas in the first display unit 610. The display content of the selection area is displayed on the second display unit 620. The area selection module is preferably up, down, left, and right. It consists of a direction key, a determination key, and a cancel key. The processing module 630 can further remove the static image from the storage module 640 to cover each selected area.

When the number of selected regions is multiple, the processing module causes the second display unit 620 to display an option corresponding to each selected region, and the user can click each option to enable the second display unit 620 to display the selected The area corresponding to the option displays the content.

The above is intended to be illustrative only and not limiting. Any equivalent modifications or alterations to the spirit and scope of the invention are intended to be included in the scope of the appended claims.

300. . . Electronic device

310, 410, 610. . . First display unit

311. . . Vector image file

312. . . Dynamic GIF image file

313. . . Still image

320, 420, 620. . . Second display unit

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400, 600. . . Multi-screen electronic device

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440, 640. . . Storage module

450, 650. . . Network module

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S10, S20, S30, S40. . . step

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S50, S60, S70, S80. . . step

1 is a flow chart showing the steps of implementing the first embodiment of the image display method of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a flow chart showing the detailed steps of determining the content of the digital file in S20 of Figure 1;

3A is a front view of an electronic device to which the image display method of the present invention is applied;

3B is a front view of an electronic device to which the image display method of the present invention is applied;

Figure 4 is a block diagram of a first embodiment of the multi-screen electronic device of the present invention;

Figure 5 is a flow chart showing the steps of the second embodiment of the image display method of the present invention;

Figure 6 is a block diagram of a second embodiment of the multi-screen electronic device of the present invention.

S10, S20, S30, S40. . . step

Claims (24)

An image display method is applicable to an electronic device having a first display unit and a second display unit. The image display method includes: reading a digital file by using a processing module, and displaying the digital file The processing module is configured to detect whether the digital file content includes at least one dynamic image; and when the digital file content includes the at least one dynamic image, the processing module displays the at least one dynamic image The second display unit; and the processing module covers the display position of the dynamic image in the first display unit with a static image; wherein the update frequency of the first display unit is smaller than the update frequency of the second display unit. The image display method of claim 1, further comprising providing a storage unit to store the still image. The image display method of claim 1, wherein the second display unit further comprises an option to respectively display one of the corresponding dynamic images. The image display method of claim 3, further comprising providing an indicator selection unit to click one of the options, so that the processing module displays the selected item by the second display unit. Corresponding to the motion picture. The image display method of claim 1, wherein the first display unit has a picture update rate of less than 5 FPS per second. The image display method according to claim 1, wherein the second display unit has a picture update rate of between 5 FPS and 30 FPS. A multi-screen electronic device comprising: a first display unit; a second display unit; and a processing module electrically connected to the first display unit and the second display unit, and reading a digital file to enable the And displaying, by the processing module, the second display The unit displays the at least one dynamic image; the processing module covers the display position of the dynamic image in the first display unit with a static image; and the update frequency of the first display unit is smaller than the update frequency of the second display unit. The multi-screen electronic device of claim 7, further comprising a storage module for storing the static image. The multi-screen electronic device of claim 7, wherein the processing module further causes the second display unit to display one of the options corresponding to each of the dynamic images. The multi-screen electronic device of claim 9, further comprising an indicator selecting unit to click one of the options, so that the processing module displays the corresponding one of the selected items in the second display unit Motion picture. The multi-screen electronic device of claim 7, wherein the first display unit has a picture update rate of less than 5 FPS per second. The multi-screen electronic device of claim 7, wherein the second display unit has a picture update rate of between 5 FPS and 30 FPS per second. An image display method is applicable to an electronic device having a first display unit and a second display unit. The image display method includes: reading a digital file by using a processing module, and displaying the digital file The content is displayed on the first display unit; the area selection module is used to select at least one area on the first display unit; the processing module displays the display content of the area on the second display unit; and the processing The module covers the first display unit with a static image a display position of the dynamic image; wherein an update frequency of the first display unit is less than an update frequency of the second display unit. The image display method of claim 13, further comprising providing a storage module to store the still image. The image display method of claim 13, wherein the second display unit further comprises an option respectively for displaying each of the regions. The image display method of claim 15, further comprising providing an indicator selection unit to click one of the options, so that the second display unit of the processing module displays the area corresponding to the selected item being clicked. Display content. The image display method of claim 13, wherein the first display unit has a picture update rate of less than 5 FPS per second. The image display method according to claim 13, wherein the second display unit has a picture update rate of between 5 FPS and 30 FPS. A multi-screen electronic device comprising: a first display unit; a second display unit; a processing module electrically connected to the first display unit and the second Displaying a unit and reading a digital file to display the digital file content on the first display unit; a region selection module electrically connected to the processing module, and selecting at least the first display unit An area that causes the processing module to display display content of the at least one area on the second display unit; and the processing module covers a display position of the area in the first display unit with a still image; wherein the The update frequency of a display unit is less than the update frequency of the second display unit. The multi-screen electronic device of claim 19, further comprising a storage module for storing the static image. The multi-screen electronic device of claim 19, wherein the processing module causes the second display unit to respectively display an option corresponding to each of the regions. The multi-screen electronic device according to claim 21, further comprising an indicator selecting unit to click one of the options, so that the processing module displays the selected item corresponding to the selected item in the second display unit The display content of the area. The multi-screen electronic device of claim 19, wherein the first display unit has a picture update rate of less than 5 FPS per second. The multi-screen electronic device of claim 19, wherein the second display unit has a picture update rate of between 5 FPS and 30 FPS per second.